Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-28
A sTOCKMEN's CONVENTION.
Important Meeting of the stockmen OF q
Throckmol ton District zSsss5

Important Meeting of the Stockmen OF the
Throckmol ton District. lis
THRoCKMoRToN, TEX, March -The
stockmen of this district, knowing ths
Importance of the unity of Iebor on tks
part of every cow man, met at ThrGek
morton, March 10, 1857, for the ppsrost
of arranging for the spring roundapss thai
the greatest good might be donHto the
greatest number. Captain h: IT. Moore
was chosen chairman of the convention
| Upon motion Messrs. Wood, Gregg, Don
nell, King, Davis, Johnson, Williams
Thomas, Middleton, Swagerty, McGono-
gill and Moore were appointed as COM
mittee to manage the work for the spring
roundups, and after due consideration the
committee made the following report
which was unanimously adopted By the
convention:
| We, the committee, recommend that
the following wagons begin at the follow
| ing places: That the JOG, TOP and
| Griffin wagons meet st Cisco on the 25th
day of April and 90 as far south to Oegin
work as the men in charge see at; and
that the JON 2 S and HOT wagons &c
north and west, and the HI wagon go
| TO Diamond u roundup on the goth OF
May, and that the general roundupS be-
gin on Elm creek; one division meet at
| ROL ranch and one at old SIS ranch on
the 1st day of June, and the south division
winding up at Griffin Post Oaks, and the
north division winding up at BOB ranch.
| Also that every man in the district pay
| his pro rata of the expenses of wagon,
and that all men IN the district not pay
ing into any wagon shalt be
charged fifty cents per day board, and
that all men not in the district
but paying their pro rata of expenses to
some other wagon, shall be boarded free,
and that each man wanting his cattle run
with g certain wagon must make arrange
ments with that wagon boss previous TO
the beginning of work, and furnish the
boss with a list of his brands, and each
boss furnish the other bosses with a list
of all parties paying into his wagon.
o. j. WOOD,
Chairman Committee.
Upon motion o. j. Wood and r. J.
Johnson were elected superintendent of
this district, and j. C. Thomas was
elected pasture overseer, and Mr.. Nc
Gonogill was chosen his first lieutenant.
A motion was carried to appoint
Messrs. Davis, MCGonogiIl and Quinn as
a committee to engage the services of
good reliable men to go to the Panhandle
to lock after the interest of the stock
amen in this country, and said men shall
be paid by the stockmen Of this section,
each one paying in proportion TO the
number of cattle recovered.
The following resolutions were next
offered and unanimously adopted:
To the Members of Throckmorton
Stockmen's Association: Believing the
time has come when we should adopt
some other method in watching the
trail herds that pass through
our section, we earnestly recon-
mend the following plan: That we
have circulars printed and posted up in
the most public places, beginning at AL
bany and ending at Seymour, notifying all
trail drivers to keep their herds clear OF
all cattle not belonging to them; if not,
they will have to abide by the law; that
we will have their herds watched, but will
not cut them.
Fl. T. MOORE, o. WOoD,
JOHN THOMAS, G. NJ. MCGONOGILL,
G. 2. DAVIS, WATT MIDDLETON,
W. l.. DONNELL, JOSIAH GREGG.
Upon motion, Messrs Swagerty, Davis
anu y uuSOu We1e dppO4HtSu do @ SOlnLAlG-
tee to hire & man to watch the trail herds,
and each man in this district shall be as
sessed according to the number of cattle
ne owns for the purpose of paying said
man for his services.
Upon motion, the temporary chairman
and secretary were made permanent Of
ticers Of this association for the ensuing
year.
A collection was taken up and the
chairman requested to purchase a record
book for the minutes of this convention
and that he also have circulars concern
ing the above resolution struck and have
them posted, and that he report at the
next meeting of this convention. The
then adjourned till the second
in August. II. 7. MOORE,
GEORGE MAssIE, President.
Secretary